x
  • Country ranking ?

    1 517
  • Producer ranking ?

    38
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    now-2025

The Tb points given to this wine are the world’s most valid and most up-to-date evaluation of the quality of the wine. Tastingbook points are formed by the Tastingbook algorithm which takes into account the wine ratings of the world's best-known professional wine critics, wine ratings by thousands of tastingbook’s professionals and users, the generally recognised vintage quality and reputation of the vineyard and winery. Wine needs at least five professional ratings to get the Tb score. Tastingbook.com is the world's largest wine information service which is an unbiased, non-commercial and free for everyone.

Close

The Story

Richebourg is a king of a wine: the colonnade of the Louvre, the Château of Versailles. You are impressed by its finesse, its length and its delicate sensations, endlessly changing. The fact that no element dominates the others enables you to appreciate all of its aromas, on the nose and on the palate. In any given vintage, Richebourg is always one of the last wines to be drunk. Not because it is too aggressive when young; simply because it ne...

Close

Wine Information

"We tend to count too much on science, when, before, people gave importance to natural things. One thing is certain, the ancients were not dumb, and if they established a tradition it was because of their experience. They tried to eliminate unfavorable elements and preserve what worked best." -Henri Jayer

Close

Latest Pro-tasting notes

<10 tasting notes

Tasting note

Be the first one to make a 20s tasting note!

Written Notes

Had a tight nose full of alcohol at first. There was some gamy Pinot fruit behind it with soft cherry, dry leather, good earth and a chip or two of semi-sweet chocolate. There was a lot of elegance and style. The palate was citrusy, taut with bright, citrus flavors and a soft finish that still had long acids. White cola emerged in the second go-around, but citrus held its grasp on the flavor profile and made me smack my lips more than once. It was a very good wine for 1987
  • 91p
Load more notes

Information

Origin

Beaune, Burgundy

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Value For Money

Poor

Investment potential

Below Average

Fake factory

None

Inside Information

Richebourg: The trilogy of 1959, 78, and 85 Jayer Richebourg cemented his legendary status and have since become the world’s most valuable bottles of wine from the post war era. These wines are considered to surpass not only DRCs best Richebourg but also the La Tache and Romanee Conti Grand Crus for intensity, complexity, elegance and balance.

Read more
Incorrect Information
If you found some information that is wrong, let us know
Are you sure you want do delete this wine? All information will be lost.
Are you sure you want to recommend this wine?
Are you sure you want hide this written note ?
Are you sure you want show this written note ?
UPGRADE MEMBER PLAN
Upgrade your membership now, it's quick and easy. We use PayPal, the world's largest payment system, it accepts all credit cards. Once you've chosen your membership level, you'll go directly to PayPal. You can cancel your membership at any time.
Thank you for your support!
 

Member

 

Pro Member

 

Winemerchant Member

 

Winery Member

 

User

 

Insight Member

 
Type a message ...
Register to Tastingbook
Sign up now, it's quick and easy.
We use PayPal, the world's largest payment system, it accepts all credit cards.
Once you've chosen your membership level, you'll go directly to PayPal, where you can sign up for a free 7-day trial period. You can cancel your membership at any time. We wish you a rewarding journey to the world of Fine Wines.

Free 7 days Member trial

 

Member

 

Pro Member

 

Winemerchant Member

 

Winery Member

 

Insight Member

  Register